Le ricette dell'agriturismo Agrisole: Dolci sardi Li Cucciuleddi

Cucciuleddi

Christmas cake

Preparation:

Ingredients: For the filling: 1 kg of honey, 300 grams of grated bread, grated orange peel, 200 gr of ground almonds, 200 gr of minced nuts, a little cinnamon, 2 tablespoons of bitter cocoa, a cup of coffee For pasta: 1,5 kg of flour, 250 gr of lard, 2 eggs (only white), 150 gr of sugar, a pinch of salt.PREPARAZIONE RIPIENOSi boil the honey for 3 minutes, add the breadcrumbs , orange peel, walnuts and ground almonds, cinnamon, coffee and cocoa. It is continuously stirred until a soft dough is obtained which, once cooled, will be used to fill the dough. PREPARATION PASTASi whisk the egg white to snow, add sugar, lard and flour, then add a little 'water heated with a pinch of salt until you get a homogeneous dough not too soft. Prepare the sheets and create rectangles with the cutter wheel (lu rutigliu). Inside the sticks are placed that in the meantime we will have prepared with the mixture of the stuffing.It creates various forms of Cucciuleddi, settle in a baking sheet with baking paper and put in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes at 160 degrees .

The preparation of the dough: the egg whites are beaten to the snow, the sugar, the lard and the flour are joined, they are worked by adding a little water heated with a pinch of salt to obtain a homogeneous dough that is not too soft
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For the filling: boil the honey for 3 minutes, add the breadcrumbs, the orange peel, the walnuts, the almonds, the
cinnamon, coffee and cocoa. It mixes continuously until a soft dough is obtained with which the sticks to be put on the dough will be prepared
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The sheets are prepared and then cut into rectangles with the pasta cutter wheel (lu rutigliu). The sticks prepared with the dough are placed inside
stuffed.
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You can give them various shapes. They settle on a sheet of baking paper in a pan and place in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes at 160 degrees.
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Curiosity

"Li cucciuleddi" are part of Christmas sweets, but they are prepared a little at any time of year, and some preparation and some cooking skills are required for their preparation.

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